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Improving Power Magnetics for High-Frequency Applications

Improving Power Magnetics for High-Frequency Applications

Increasing operation frequencies require an improvement of magnetic power materials and their design process, especially regarding loss determination.


Advanced Validation of Magnetics for High Power and Energy Applications

Advanced Validation of Magnetics for High Power and Energy Applications

Analytical models regarding magnetic components` performance, cored with discrete distributed multi gapped design, are far away from satisfied,…


Swept Transient Loops Improve Accuracy and Design Information

Swept Transient Loops Improve Accuracy and Design Information

In this article, we show how swept loops surpass the performance of small-signal analysis. For the first time, we can answer important design…


Thermally Conductive Foil Used as Thermal Interface Material (TIM) in Power Electronics

Thermally Conductive Foil Used as Thermal Interface Material (TIM) in Power Electronics

The omnipresent trend in Power Electronics for higher performances at smaller space require a quick, effective and cost-efficient heat-transfer…


Performing Battery Maintenance on Robotic Systems

Performing Battery Maintenance on Robotic Systems

Learn about the purposes and types of backup batteries.


Design Challenges and Solutions for Solar Inverters

Design Challenges and Solutions for Solar Inverters

Designers of solar inverters face a multidimensional challenge to ensure solar power continues to meet the growing demand for clean energy. This…


An Overview of Solar Emulator Design

An Overview of Solar Emulator Design

A solar emulator is a programmable power supply designed to emulate the characteristics of solar panels.


Combining Waveforms in a Power System to Cancel Harmonic Components

Combining Waveforms in a Power System to Cancel Harmonic Components

Harmonics can cause transformers to fail, motors to burn out, circuit breakers to trip (nuisance tripping), and neutral conductors and other parts…


The Basics of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Design

The Basics of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Design

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are PV materials that are used to replace conventional building materials in parts of the building envelope.


Understanding Energy Produced Through Wind Emulation

Understanding Energy Produced Through Wind Emulation

The design of Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) involves different kinds of generators, power electronics, and control techniques. This article…


An Introduction to Wind Emulators

An Introduction to Wind Emulators

In this article, you will learn more about what a wind emulator is and how it works.


Transformer Core Design and Cooling Classes

Transformer Core Design and Cooling Classes

Two key transformer design parameters are the type of core and the type of cooling. Common types of cooling include dry and oil-immersed…


The Role of GaAs Diodes in High Performance Power Conversion

The Role of GaAs Diodes in High Performance Power Conversion

This article highlights 3-5 Power Electronics Silicon feature dynamic switching characteristics similar to Silicon Carbide (SiC) to give excellent…


Small Power IPMs for High Integration Demand

Small Power IPMs for High Integration Demand

An Overview of Software Used in the Modeling and Simulation of Power Electronic Components

An Overview of Software Used in the Modeling and Simulation of Power Electronic Components

This article will provide an example of component modeling and share renowned software currently used in modeling.


Conceptual Modeling of Power Electronics

Conceptual Modeling of Power Electronics

The second article in this series will focus on the process of modeling and simulating power electronics from the problem definition phase to the…


Modeling and Simulation of Power Electronic Components

Modeling and Simulation of Power Electronic Components

Modeling and simulation are essential aspects of the analysis and design process in power electronics. This first article in a short series will…


Understanding the Design Basics of Isolation Transformers

Understanding the Design Basics of Isolation Transformers

Learn about the different types of isolation transformers and how they are designed.


What is Partial Discharge?

What is Partial Discharge?

This article will dissect what partial discharge is and explain where partial discharge can occur.


Minimizing Thermo-Mechanical Stress in Chipscale eGaN Devices

Minimizing Thermo-Mechanical Stress in Chipscale eGaN Devices

This article highlights EPC EPC2001C and EPC2053 temperature cycling results.